The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-10-26
THE SOUTHERN STATES.

THE President and his party were received
by Governor Gordon in the Capitol in Atlanta
Ga on Tuesday, and were then driven to the
Exposition grounds at Piedmont Park, where
an address of welcome was delivered by Ii.
w. Grady, to which the President responded
He sketched the rapid growth and prosperity
of Atlanta, and in conclusion said:
Every man at all concerned in what is here
exhibited will return 10 his homo with new
plans and purposes, which will result in his in
creased prosperity and tho aggregate of this
will make rich and prosperous neighborhood :
its contagon makes rich and prosperous state.
We often near of State noted for its excellent
products. This Is not always the result OF
fertility OF the soil. or OF its adaptability,
but OF the enterprise of its people
inaugurating such expostions rs this. whore
they may meet and take counsel and learn of
each other. All OF Georgias neighboring States
still feel the impulse of the cotton exposition
Of 1881, and the commercial convention Of 1885,
and trust that the Piedmont exhibition may
prove OF as great benefit ms these TO the mate
rial welfare of the large section OF country
which has contributed to its success.
AT the conclusion of the Presidential speech
repeated calls were made for Governor Cor
don. In response, the Governor arose and
proposed Sthree cheers for Mrs. Cleveland"
which were given with wild enthusiasm
WHEELING (W Va dispatch: @In Roane
County, West Virginia. Jake Coon and Robert
Duff wore identified as having participated in
the murder of the Rev. Thomas F. Ryan, and
were lynched. Vigilantes also captured and
killed George Duff, Jr., brother Of Robert
William Drake was taken by a mob to Spen-
Ger, but il is not known whether he was
lynched. Drake confessed that Dan Cunning
ham, a detective, planned the robbery and
that his gang carried out the scheme !"
LATER "A Charleston (W. Va.) dispatch states
that Cunningham has been caught and
lynched, and that the vigilantes will not let up
until half dozen or 30 more outlaws have
been strung up.
A STORM i'll Louisiana is reported to have
destroyed all the sugar-cane between Morgan
City and New Orleans. In the latter city
houses, fences, and trees were blown down,
and many of the streets were inundated
A DISPATCH from Charleston, w. Va, gives
the following particulars of serious wreck
to fast express on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroads
Six coaches going west met with an accident
twelve miles below this city in which twenty
six passengers were more or less injured. None
were killed outright, but several were seriously
injured. The accident was caused by "a de-
fectve switch, over which the engine baggage,
three middle coaches. all well-filled with pas
sengers, were thrown from the track, two of
which were turned completely over. one turn
ing twice IL was fortunate that the fires had
gone out in the stoves. or the loss of life would
have been great. No blame is attached TO the
employees, and tho company is doing all in its
power TO care for the injured, many OF whom
were able to continue their journey.
AN immense crowd was assembled in Mont
gomery Ala, to greet the Chief Magistrate
upon his arrival in that city on Thursday.
The Presidential party breakfasted at tho
hotel with Governor and Mira Seay, Colonel
and Mrs Newman, Mayor Reese and daughter,
Ex-Governor O'Nei, Senator Morgan, Senator
Pugh, and few others, after which they re-
viewed the troops from the balcony Of the
hotel Mrs. Cleveland was the surprised re-
cipient of a unique and beautiful souvenir
from the Mayor and City Council 1t is a
solid silver jewel-case in the form OF a bale of
cotton, about eight inches in length and pro-
portionate in depth and width.